realskiers

It may be where I ski where we have great cold and grippy snow and rarely are we skiing on anything man made, but spending a huge amount time waxing, scraping and brushing skis on my snow adds very little benefit. I use the wax to protect the bases and in certain conditions and temps sometimes a fresh wax feels like it glides better for the first hour. After that, the coat you put on to match the temps is gone. There is a reason that racers warm up on warm up skis and the put on their race skis for one run, the race. Otherwise all that prep work goes to waste as the morning wax wears off quick. (for racers it is one run per wax prep).

Now not skiing on the east coast on large amounts of man made snow may be different. But the more abrasive the snow the faster the wax comes off. Maybe the multiple coats help protect the bases and keep some amount of wax on the skis longer, but that fresh coat disappears quick no matter where anyone is skiing.